benefit, benefited, benefiting

beside, besides

between, among, amid

biannual, bimonthly, biweekly

If possible, avoid these confusing terms. (They can mean either twice
a year/month/week or every two years/months/weeks.) Instead, specify exactly
what you mean:

• Instead of biannual, use twice a year or every two years;
• Instead of bimonthly, use twice a month, twice monthly, or every two months;
• Instead of biweekly, use twice a week, twice weekly, or every two weeks.

Bible,
biblical

Bible is in roman type, capitalized but not italicized. Note that biblical is lowercase.

bit(s) and byte(s)

In computer science terminology, bit is a blend of b(inary) and (dig)it. It
takes eight bits (1’s and 0’s)
to make a byte (a representation of a character such
as a digit or letter). Generally, bits are used to convey
transmission speeds, where bytes convey storage capacity. See
alsogigabyte, megabyte.

In the early 1990s, an Internet connection speed of 2600 bps (bits
per second) was considered standard.

brain and cognitive sciences complex

bring, take

buildings and campus landmarks

Please refer to APPENDIX: MIT campus buildings for
many MIT building names. When using the official names of campus buildings
and landmarks—as
well as MIT offices, departments, programs, and organizations—capitalize
each major word. (Follow standard capitalization rules.) Only capitalize
the article preceding a building name (or office, department, program,
or organization name) if that article is part of the formal name—or
if it begins a sentence, of course.